Originally published at: New problems at the Millennium Tower worry yet another expert | Boing Boing
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The problem will be ignored until the thing falls over then they’ll wonder where things went wrong 
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It has to be another expert. Ronald Hamburger wouldn’t say anything to upset the developers.
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“… the suspect window…”
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Is there any engineering theory, which the lawyers accept, that this structure will eventually (possibly “just in time”) stop falling?? Because otherwise to lessen the cost in lawsuits, let alone @#$ lives!, it’s time they condemn it and take it down in a controlled fashion. (“But wait, we can collect at least three more quarters of leasing payments before the risk awareness exceed the legal fees.”)
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Musical chair until the city gets no chair.
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Yeah. Once it hits the ground.
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To be fair the video does say that 7 other windows on high rise buildings have broken this year, which are all being investigated.
That’s not a pass on the train wreck that is the Millennium Tower, but at least it’s not completely isolated in having a window fail. I am rather surprised that all high rise windows are not laminated or tempered by building code.
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Hopefully bike couriers, pedestrians, and cabbies will hear the sounds of impending doom and leap to safety. I would! But dare I leave my courier bike behind? Is it insured? I don’t know if Quicksilver or Allen’s carry much coverage. Too late now…
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